1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural resources; providing an 
  1.3             appropriation for snowmobile grants-in-aid; requiring 
  1.4             a report; appropriating money. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  1.7      $600,000 is appropriated from the snowmobile trails and 
  1.8   enforcement account in the natural resources fund to the 
  1.9   commissioner of natural resources for snowmobile grants-in-aid, 
  1.10  to be available until June 30, 1997.  
  1.11     Sec. 2.  [SNOWMOBILE REPORT.] 
  1.12     The commissioner of natural resources shall prepare a 
  1.13  report that contains the following: 
  1.14     (1) an implementation plan for using at least 65 percent of 
  1.15  all money appropriated from the snowmobile trails and 
  1.16  enforcement account for snowmobile grants-in-aid beginning in 
  1.17  the 1998-1999 biennium; and 
  1.18     (2) recommendations for additional funding sources for 
  1.19  snowmobile grants-in-aid. 
  1.20     The report must be submitted by October 1, 1996, to the 
  1.21  finance division of the senate committee on environment and 
  1.22  natural resources and the house of representatives committee on 
  1.23  environment and natural resources finance. 
  1.24     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.25     This act is effective the day following final enactment.